20.3.18

A video has shown the moment two cargo ships collided with each other on Monday while entering the Karachi port in Pakistan.

According to port authorities, there were no fatalities in the
accident. However, operations at the South Asia Port Terminal Limited
were suspended after the collision.

More than 20 containers loaded on the ships fell into the seawater
due to the collision, with the wreckage spread over a vast area, The
Express Tribune reports.

The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has launched an investigation into the incident.

Watch the video below:

In January, it was reported that over 7,000 imported used cars are
lined up at the Karachi port waiting to be picked up creating problems
for port authorities to handle the cargo and the situation.

In November 2016, a huge fire broke out at Karachi Port as flames
from a storage tank containing a thousand litres of volatile methanol
burned for two consecutive days. KPT fire chief had said the it might
have erupted due to negligence on part of the workers during the fuel
transfer.